Cafe Renée

Came here for a last-minute, late night bite on a weekday — it was also my first time visiting. After hearing so much hype, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but overall, I was pleasantly impressed. The menu is solid, and I loved their $10 happy hour martini and spritz menu. I tried the espresso martini, and it definitely lived up to the hype. I also had some fun shots (look how cute the glasses were!) and an Aperol spritz, which were both great. For food, I ordered the spicy rigatoni and the crab meat pasta. The crab meat pasta was outstanding — honestly one of the best unique pastas I’ve ever had. I would 100% come back just for that dish alone. The spicy rigatoni wasn’t anything special in my opinion but still good. I’ve also heard their ravioli is a fan favorite, so I’ll definitely be trying that next time. If you’re looking for a cute restaurant with great ambience, good service, and a solid menu, Cafe Renee is absolutely worth a visit!

aesthetic, cozy and nice place. staff were nice as well. food however, we felt wasn’t that good. portions are smaller than the prices. the pastas felt sweet and really buttery like drowned in butter. the tiramisu was okay, nothing special. only one thing we liked were the cheese sticks with the sauce! delicious.

I was deeply impressed by his service — it truly stood out and left a lasting impression on me. Over the past four days, I’ve felt genuine kindness and care from the people in this city, but tonight was the most touching of all. I genuinely feel we were incredibly lucky to have Isaiah as our server this evening. He brought the perfect close to our journey. Through his warmth and sincerity, he made me realize how beautiful human connection can be — and gave me a memory of this city that I will always treasure.

Every time I’ve come here, it has been a great experience from the service to the atmosphere to the food. Whether people want to admit it or not the raviolis live up to the hype, but the rigatoni is also really good for drinks. You can’t go wrong with their tiramisu espresso martini. I would highly recommend getting reservations ahead of time so you don’t have to wait as they are often busy. parking in this area can also be a little annoying, there is a parking lot lot right across the street, but it’s always $20

Went for Sunday brunch and it was delicious. We walked in without a reservation. They sat us at the bar which was comfortable. We ordered the Banana brown butter pain perdu and the Parisian egg benedict. The French toast was very sweet. I recommend both dishes we got. Portion size was great &left there feeling full. I needed a few bites of the egg Benedict halfway through eating the French toast as a palate cleanser because it was so sweet. Bathrooms were spacious however one stall was out of toilet paper.

This restaurant exceeded my expectations. The decor is so beautiful & welcoming. I got there by 5pm so was about to enjoy the happy hour $10 martinis. The lychee one was my favourite. The cheese sticks were the best! I had the ravioli which was very flavourful but small portion compared to some other pasta dishes. Overall, I can’t wait to go back when the weather is warmer to enjoy the back patio. Oh and upstairs there’s a speakeasy with fancier cocktails & dumplings. Parking is right across the street $20 cash but limited spaces.

Great brunch burger—juicy with a nice sweet acidic balance. Loved the seasoned mayo. Fries were soggy and bland. Service was very very slow despite few customers, and I was charged more than the menu price without notice simply because they didn’t update the price.

Fantastic ambience, with select great food choices. Beware half the restaurant is subject to icy breezes each time the front door opens. The website may say walk-ins welcomed but our experience was certainly reservations nearly mandatory. Rigatoni was phenomenally good, the lasagna was way too salty inedible. Beautiful bar but limited booth seating. Overall would recommend but they need to improve their front door ventilation insulation and not falsely advertise walk-ins welcomed.